Sports
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Quebec Still Longs for Its Lost Hockey Team, a Nationalist Symbol
Ever since the Quebec Nordiques decamped in 1995, leaving a hole in the Francophone city, vote-seeking officials have vowed to…
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind No More
The Africa Cup of Nations and the Asian Cup, once seen as poorly timed intrusions by European soccer, may finally…
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Britain’s Newest Sports Sensation Is a 16-Year-Old Darts Player
When Luke Littler isn’t playing Xbox, he’s winning thousands of pounds against the world’s best players. On Wednesday, he could…
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As Mikaela Shiffrin Considers How to Top Herself, She Studies Taylor Swift
Shiffrin, the champion American ski racer, is an unabashed Swiftie, and has long seen the pop culture force as a…
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The People Who Brought You Travis Kelce
In the only recent year in which Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs weren’t playing in the Super Bowl,…
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The Best Teams That Money Could Buy
The four teams in the College Football Playoff used cash payments from fan “collectives” in unique ways to build their…
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Paula Murphy, Once ‘the Fastest Woman on Wheels,’ Dies at 95
She proved that women could gain fame as a speed demons on land by setting records on the Bonneville Salt…
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Not-So-Gourmet Yacht Food
The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race forces the sailors who compete to make many sacrifices, which can include foregoing a…
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At What Point Should College Athletes Be Considered Employees?
Testimony in a National Labor Relations Board hearing is challenging the amateurism model that has remained a bedrock of college…
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At the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Women Are Making Their Mark
The event is attracting more female skippers than in previous years, and many own the boats.